mosey
mosey · more mosey · most mosey
Hairy, furryHairy, furry.
US/ˈmoʊ.zi/
» Let's mosey on down to the river.
Lasst uns runter zum Fluss weiterschlendern. — Dejo
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(UK, regional)Hairy, furry.
(Newfoundland)Close, muggy; misty, hazy.
Examples
2 sentencesLet's mosey on down to the river.
deLasst uns runter zum Fluss weiterschlendern. — Dejo
Tom decided to mosey on over to Mary's place.
Origin
From moss + -y (apparently reflecting Middle English open vowel lengthening).From moss + -y (apparently reflecting Middle English open vowel lengthening).
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Forms
more mosey, most mosey| Comparative | more mosey Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most mosey Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.